61.   Under special arrangements, Israeli troops will stay in Hebron to protect the settlers as Palestinian self-rule is extended on the West Bank.

62.   Under the accords Israeli troops will withdraw from four-fifths of the town but stay in place to protect the settlers and guard the Tomb of the Patriarchs.

63.   Israel is ready to withdraw gradually from all West Bank towns apart from Hebron where it wants to retain control to protect the settlers.

64.   Officials from both sides said three months of negotiations had resolved most issues concerning the actual transfer of power in Hebron, including new measures to protect the settlers.

65.   Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin on Wednesday slammed the exorbitant cost of providing security measures to protect the settlers once the army pulls back.

66.   The Israeli military has beefed up its presence around the building to protect the settlers, the military sources added.

67.   The government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has demanded stronger security guarantees to protect the settlers, who are vehemently opposed to any army redeployment in the city.

68.   The Israeli army put a break on negotiations with a series of demands for draconian security to protect settlers.

69.   The Israeli army would maintain a force to protect Jewish settlers, but Palestinians would gain municipal control of the entire city.